With power demand recovering from the pandemic, European utilities are using more coal as natural gas inventories are unusually low for this time of the year due to a cold snap inRead More…
Ask Bezos to eat Mona Lisa & deny him reentry to Earth: Petitions get 17k+ signatures ahead of Amazon founder’s space trip
A petition calling for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to be denied reentry to Earth following his trip to space next month has received nearly 10,000 signatures. Another petition calling for him toRead More…
Athens brought to a standstill as Greek transport workers strike over labor reform bill (VIDEO)
The Greek capital has been brought to a standstill as striking public transport staff down tools and take to the streets to voice their opposition to a labor reform bill which isRead More…
Moscow orders ‘mandatory’ vaccination against Covid-19 for some workers serving the public as cases soar in Europe’s largest city
Moscow has become the first city in the world to make vaccination against coronavirus compulsory not just for healthcare workers, but for employees in a range of public-facing industries, including catering, transportRead More…
Ahead of Putin-Biden summit, Kremlin welcomes ‘positive’ American rhetoric, but says talk of ‘containing’ Moscow still an issue
American rhetoric before Wednesday’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has been much more positive than before, but the White House’s comments about “containment” are stillRead More…
Rogue ex-Fox 26 reporter accuses station of bias & self-censorship to please advertisers
Ivory Hecker, who went viral after accusing her now-former employer Fox 26 of “muzzling” her, has presented the records she kept to make the case of entrenched “corruption” at the news station.Read More…
Russia ranked third in list of EU’s largest exporters
The value of Russian merchandise exports to European Union countries amounted to €42.5 billion in January-April, according to Europe’s statistical office Eurostat. Russia was among the top three exporters to the unionRead More…
London urges Brussels to be ‘reasonable’ over Northern Ireland, says the protocol was drafted to be flexible
The UK minister for international trade has called on Brussels to take a more “pragmatic” stance on the protocol agreement on post-Brexit Northern Ireland, claiming compromise is needed to restore normality inRead More…
Sponsor wars: Devout Muslim Pogba mimics Ronaldo Coca-Cola dig by moving bottle of Heineken beer – even though it’s non-alcoholic
Paul Pogba has become the latest megastar to move a drink at a Euro 2020 press conference, following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo by shifting a bottle of Heineken beer afterRead More…
Biden nominates ‘Miracle on Hudson’ hero Chesley Sullenberger as US global aviation ambassador
US President Joe Biden has nominated the former pilot who safely landed a malfunctioning passenger airliner in a river off Manhattan in 2009 to serve as ambassador to the UN aviation agency. Read More…